Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting nscd package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
0.53% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-NSCD-1991779
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed11 Jan 2018

Introduced: 11 Jan 2018

CVE-2018-1000001  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 nscd.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream nscd package and not the nscd package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

In glibc 2.26 and earlier there is confusion in the usage of getcwd() by realpath() which can be used to write before the destination buffer leading to a buffer underflow and potential code execution.